lavendrie

Middle English

Alternative forms

launderie, lavandrie, lavendrey, lavendrye, lawndre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria; equivalent to lavender +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlavənˈdriː(ə)/, /ˈlavəndriː(ə)/, /ˈlau̯nd(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

lavendrie

A part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry.
(rare) The action of washing or cleaning clothes; laundering.

Descendants

English: laundry

References

“lavendrīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.

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